Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-14
YANK10N. AKRON. LEMaRs.

YAHK1ON, AKRON, LEMaRs.
Yesterdays Meeting of Representative
Men in the Interest OF u Coming SalI-
road.
At Mayor Telier's office yesterday al
ternoon at three o'clock o dozen or more
representative Yankton business men
members Of the board of trade, assem-
bled for the purpose of meeting tbs LIE.
Mars and Akron men who were in the
city on business connected with the
building of a line OF railroad from lie
Mars to Yankton via Akron. The visi.
ting gentlemen numbered nine, all OF
tnem men of influence iii the towns from
which they hail, and each one of them
meaning business as far as the object OF
their visit was concerned.
George r, Scougal, president of the
-Yankton board of trade, acted as chair.
man of the meeting and in the name OF
this city extended to the. visitors o hearty
welcome in a few remarks. In the course
OF this preamble Mr.. Scougal invited the
visitors to address the meeting on the
subject which was understood to be the
object of the gathering, namely the con-
neotion of LeMars, Akron and Yankton
by a line of railway.
In response P. 3. Rishel, of LIE Mars,
stated that the LeMars delegation came
to Yankton for the purpose of consider
ing with Yaukton the best means of es-
tablishlng direct and immediate railroad
communication between the two
cities, ard that LIE Mars stood ready
at any moment to cooperate to
any extent in any practical
scheme tending toward that result.
Mr.. Rf%shelfurther, stated that LIE Mars
wanted TO see the road built, either by
some existing railroad company or by a
local organization, and that if no COM
pany could be induced to move in this
matter that the Ls Mars people pro-
posed to move themselves.
e. w. Sargent. of Akr IN, next address
ed the meeting, saying that the Akron
delegation were here for the purpose of
hearing q discussion OF plans for the
immediate construction of q railroad
from Yankton to Akron and Ls Mars,
and that Akron stood waiting to be
called upon to heartily cooperate. Mr..
Sargent had Information from the
Illinois Central to the effect that that
company would build such a road, and
he wes in favor OF opening imm ediate
communication with that company con-
corning the matter.
Gen. W. a. 81. Beadle, of Yankton, next
gave a detailed account of existing probs-
bilities and relative to his knowledge
of coming railroads. He moved that the
chair appoint a committee to draw up
resolutions setting forth the desires of
Yankton, LIE Mars and Akron on the
| question which should be forwarded TO
the Illinois Central company. The
motion carried, and Messrs Sargent, OF
Akron, Rishel, of LIE Mars, and Beadle,
of Yankton, were appointed a commit
tee on resolutions.
This committee retired to an adjoin.
ing room, and in the interim the gentle.
men present INDUCED In 8 hearty dis
cussion OF the situation. The general
tone of the conversation went to estab-
lish the fact that the proposed line Of
railway would 500 be in operation
There Was marked evidence on the part
of the lie Mars gentlemen especially, o.
a grim determination to connect Yank-
ton and Lie Mars at once by a railway
and it is safe to presume that the snow
of next winter will fall on the iron ant
ties of the projected line.
The committee on resolutions return.
ed, having drafted q set of brief ant
concise resolutions. A short preambl,
was followed by seyerei paragraph
setting forth the advantages which tn
Illinois Central company would gam b.
extending from LIE Mars to Yankton AM
the benefit which such a road would brin,
w buls CSuuSlT uha oSepAh6 oAt Va
Willingness of the people of LeMars
Akron and Yankton TO do all IN thei
power IN assisting the railroad compan.
in building the line, and asking that tn
railway company give this matter th
earliest possible consideration.
These resolutions were unanimousl,
adopted as the sense of the meeting, an
the secretary of the Yankton board @
trade was inst ructed to forward a cop
to the Illinois Central company at once
Il was the furthur sense of the meet
ing tkst as soon as the resolutions ar
heard from another meeting of men fror
each of the three towns shall be Gale
for further consideration of the matter.
The meeting adjourned shortly after
o'clock to allow the visitors time to re
turn via the Northwestern afternoo
train.
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